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The Book Of General Ignorance

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The Book of General Ignorance

John Lloyd

Medium Paperback

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A brand-new edition of the UK No. 1 bestseller inspired by BBC2's sash-hit comedy quiz QI.

This comprehensive catalogue of all the misconceptions, mistakes and misunderstandings in 'common knowledge' will make you wonder why anyone bothers going to school.

More than 25% longer, with extra cartoons, hilarious ext rats from the TV show and 50 new things you didn't know, including:

No one has ever slid down a banister
There are 613 commandments in the Bible
Vipers, cobras and rattlesnakes are not poisonous
Th wise Family weren't called Robinson
The unluckiest date is Monday the 27th
You have no muscles in your fingers
Coffee isn't made from beans

Everything you think you know is wrong.

Translated in 29 languages, the original Book of General Ignorance is Amazon's fourth bestselling book in the world ever.

Completely revised, corrected and plumed up, it now includes an index and an appendix listing all the celebrities who have appeared on QI to date.

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